VIDEO Self-styled hunter kills a gator and shows off the kill (video censored)

Not welcome: Many in South Africa are seeking to prevent Bachman from returning to their shores, and more than 13,000 have signed this petition

Deadly passion: The 'Trophy Room' section of Bachman's website has 65 photographs of her posing with different dead animals

Earning stripes: Bachman poses with her gun over the corpse of a zebra

Outrage: Bachman's hunting exploits have earned her some very vocal critics who were quick to denounce her for killing a lion today

Signatory Richard Robinson wrote, 'You didn't kill a lion, you stood behind a machine and pulled a little trigger, you pathetic, sad excuse of a human.'

The African lion is considered a vulnerable species. Numbers are rapidly declining due to loss of habitat and conflict with humans.

However, hunting lions is legal in several countries, including South Africa where Bachman bagged her big male.

Spot the typo: Ricky Gervais joined the many Twitter users who condemned Bachman

Hardcore huntress: Bachman says she has been hunting since she was a small child

Thrill kill: Detractors say Bachman is a 'heartless trophy hunter'

Big game: Bachman works as writer, producer and star of the series Winchester Deadly Passion

Bachman's social media pages and website reveal an array of huge beasts that have died after coming in contact with her. The 'Trophy Room' section of her website features a grinning Bachman with dead deer, antelope, alligators, turkeys and hogs.

This latest furor is not the first time Bachman has run afoul of anti-hunting groups.

Last year, she was slated to appear
on the National Geographic Channel's Ultimate Survivor Alaska but was
dropped after a Change.org petition that called Bachman a 'contracted
trophy killer' was signed more than 13,000 times in less than 24 hours.

Twitter tirade: Bachman has disabled her Twitter account since the posting went viral

On the fly: No game is too small for Bachman to take aim at

Minnesota-based Bachman, whose blog includes posts such as 'Why every girl should try bowhunting' and 'Stupid hunting regulations I just can't stand,' is the host of a television series called Winchester Deadly Passion.

In each episode, she travels to a locale and hunts its native animals with a variety of weapons including her beloved bow and arrow.

Lourens Mostert, a manager at the Maroi conservancy where Bachman shot the lion said the hunt was legal.

'If it isn't right to hunt these lions, why does out government legally give us permission?' he told the Daily Telegraph.

'This is not the only lion that has been hunted in South Africa this year.'